Attached opener for containers



pril 4, 1939. .1. Efsl-:LVLIKEN 2,153,344

ATTACHED OPENER FOR CONTAINERS Filed De. 24, 193e l I 'mijl/7,11*

INveN-ro Juuus EDWARD Sunken ATTORNEY l Patented Apr. 4, 1939 UNITEDSTATES PATENT oel-*lcsI 2.153.344 ATTACHED oPENnn Fon CONTAINERS JuliusEdward sollilioii,4 Brooklyn, N. Y. Application Dooomber 24, 1936,serial No. 117,426 Az claims. i'- (ol. 22o- 53) This invention relatesto new and useful im'- provements in an attached opener for containers.

The invention has for an object the construction of an article asmentioned which is characterized by the fact that it ispermanently-attached and mounted upon a container and adapted to beoperated to open the container.

More specically,'the invention contemplates to form the container withan opening 'and to arrange a strip of material attached over the openingfor closing the opening, and to provide an element associated with thestrip in a manner so thatthe strip may be gripped and pulled o' to openthe container. I

The invention has various applications to various types and kinds ofcontainers and systemspf closing these containers.

In one form of theinvention it is proposed to construct the containerwith an aperture comprising the opening and to arrange thestrip ofmaterial over the aperture to close the aperture and secured at itsedges to the edges of the material of the aperture. It is contemplatedto?` provide the strip end with a gripping element or' -to form thematerial of the strip in such a manner that a portion'of the stripprojects by which it may be readily gripped. Thus the Strip may beremoved to expose the aperture and so open the container.

In another form of the invention it is proposed to form the opening ofthe container by providing the container with adjacent sections whichmay be separated and to arrange a strip of material upon the edgeportions of these sections to hold the sections together and thus tohold the container closed.

In another .form of the invention it is proposed to provide a containerhaving one or more different types of openings and closure stripstherefor.

`For further comprehension of the invention, and of. the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawing, and to .the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a container with an attached opener constructedaccording to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. o

Fig. 3 is a plan view of a container with an attached opener constructedaccording to a o modification of this invention.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another container provided with anotherattached opener constructed according to a still further embodiment ofthe invention. Fig. 6 is a. sectional 0f mg. 5. Fig. '7 "i`sa'iragmentary elevational view looking in the direction of the line 1-1of Fig. 6.

view taken on the line Fig. 8. is a fragmentary transverse sectionalview of another type f. container constructed with an attached openeraccording to another modification of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a'transverse sectional view of a portion of another containerwith an attached vopener constructed according to' this invention.

Fig. 10 is a perspective view'of another.' form of cap attachment. i

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View, taken on the lineIl-II of Fig. 1li. In the form of the invention illustratedin Figs. 1and 2 there is a container Ill having an vopening I I. A strip ofmaterial I2 is attached over this opening.- There is an elementassociated with one end of this st rip in a manner so that the end maybe gripped to pull the strip to open the container. This element inAthis particular form of the invention ycomprises 'a ring Iii.'4 Itisengaged upon one end of thevstrip I2 by curling, Welding or soldering,etc., an end portion of the strip to or around the side of the ring I3.The strip I2 is secured upon the material of the container around theedgeportions of the opening II according to known methods of. attachingmetals together, preferably by tinning, soldering, or a similaroperation which will permit the strip I2 to be manually torn off.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a modified form of the invention has been disclosedwhich distinguishes from the prior form merely in the construction ofthe element which is associated with the end of the strip. According tothis form ofthe invention there is a container I0EL formed with an.

opening IIa over which a strip of material I2 is attached. This strip ofmaterial I28L is attached, and has a free end I2. The element associatedwith this free end comprises a depressed or recessed portion I3`formedin the material of the container III beneath the end I2 which per- .mitsthe end to be manually gripped. Then the strip may be readily pulled offto open the container. This strip I2' may be either of pliable or rigidsubstance which permits its rolling or lifting, respectively. f

: In the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 5-7 inclusive thereis a container 20 formed .l

adjacent eachother and held together as a unit by a strip of material 23which is attached thereon. The bottom edge 22' of the base portion 22bis bent beneath the bead portion 2l of the conat one area connects witha transversely extending portion 23 which extends over the top of thecap. At the top the cap is formed with an opening 24 over which. aportion of the strip 23a is attached. The free end 23.' of this stripextends overa recessed portion 22m# formed in the cap. There is'atransverse line of perforations or score line 25 between the attachedportion 23'.and the base portion 23 oi the strip 23,

The cap is provided with a washer 2l of cork or other suitable material,which is also formed with an opening 27S aligned with the opening 2d.The cap is mounted on the neck/o the container by having its edges 22bent beneath a rib portion 2l' formed in the neckof the container.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The end 23 may be gripped and the strip 23a torn open to open theopenings 2d and 2li. The container may thus be used. The end of thestrip portion may be detached along the perforations or Score-line 25.maining strip portion 23h may be pulled down- 4Wards to tear oit thestrip'23. When the Strip 23 is torn ori from the cap, the sections ofthe cap are separated. The upper portion 22 of the cap may now beremoved and the container is opened to a larger degree than heretofore.This arrangement prevents the reuse of the container.

In Fig. 8 another modified form of the inven tion has been disclosedwhich comprises a container 20 having a neck 2l with a bead portion 2l.A cap 22 is mounted on theneck of the container. This cap has a topportion 22 and a' vbottom portion 22d with its bottom edge 225' bentbeneath the bead portion 2l to hold the cap in position. There is a corkwasher, or other suitable material washer 21 within the cap 22.

rAstrip of material 23 is attachedv upon -the`cap o n the adjacent edgesof the' cap sections to hold the ,sections together 4as aunit. Thisstrip may be manually removed when desired to open the cap section.

In Fig. 9 another modied form of the invention has been disclosed whichis shown applied to a container 30 having a neck portion 3 l There is acap 32 having a cork or similar washer 33 closing the neck portion. Theedges 32 of the cap are bent beneath a bead portion 3l' of the neck, tohold the cap in position. In this form of the invention the neck` 3l hasa separate section Ell which is held to the base, section.of the neck bya strip of materiai 35 attached upon adjacent edge portions ofthe baseportion'oi the neck and the removable section 3l. This strip 35 may betrn oiI to remove the outer section 3|a of the neck and thus thecontainer is opened.

In Figs. 10 and 11 another modied form of the invention has beendisclosed which comprises a container 40 having a neck portion 4l whichis formed with a bead portion 42. There is a cap 43 having a corkprsimilar washer 44 closing 4the neck portion. "I'he edges 45 of the capare bent beneath the bead portion 42 and are formed with serrations 46.A binding wire 41 is 'provided for securing the cap on the neck of thecontainer below the bead portion 42. This Wire is joined at 48 bysoldering, welding, or any other suitable manner, spaced from the freeends 41'.

These free ends may be used to .grip the wire If it is desired the reandfor freeing the cap 63 from t e neck'o the container.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understoodthat I do not limit myself to `theprecise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to allchanges and modifications coming within the scope of the invention asdefined in the -appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 claim as new, and desire-tosecure by United States Letters Patent is:

l. In combination with a container having a cylindrical neck opening andan outwardly extending circumferential ridge formed on said neckopening, a cap for closing said neck opening, comprising a top portionfor extending across the 0mm end of said cylndricalneck opening andhaving an opening, a downwardly extending tubular skirt portioncontinuing from the periphery of said top portion and encasing the topend of said cylindrical neck opening and having its bottom edge portionclamped around said ridge to prevent axial movement of said cap withrelation to said neck, said skirt portion being formed of separatesections having their adjacent edge portions arranged one above theother in edge alignment, a strip of material securely attached over theadjacent edge portions of saidA sections for holding said sectionstogether to close said neck opening, and an element extending at rightangles from one end of said strip and being substantially L-shaped withone arm extending 1ongitudinally upward along said skirt portion withthe other arm extending radially inward over said top portion and acrossSaid opening and being securely attached to the material around saidopening for closing the same.

2. In combination with a container having a cylindrical neck opening andan outwardly extending circumferential ridge formed on said neckopening, a cap for closing said neck opening, comprising a top portionfor extending across the open end of said cylindrical neck opening andhaving an opening, a downwardly extending tubular skirt portioncontinuing from the periphery of said top portion and encasing the topend of said cylindrical neck opening and having its bottom edge portionclamped around said ridge to prevent axial movement of said cap withrelation to said neck, said skirt portion being formed of separatesections having their adjacent edge portions arranged oneabove tha otherin edge alignment, a strip of material securely attached over theadjacent edge portions of said sections for holding said sectionstogether to close said' ing adapted. to have la portion torn from said,u

/cap for exposing saidopening and when desired the reminder may betornso that said strip may be removed to permit said sections to bev sepa'rated for entirely opening said container."

JULIUS SELLIKEN.

